Durham-in-Wonderland

A somewhat routine ruling, but nonetheless one that stresses how far out of step Durham is from the rest of the country. CNN reports that ...

In 1940, the American Association of University Professors published its statement on academic freedom and tenure . A ringing defense of aca...

It’s been more than three weeks since the last Q+A post, and it seemed an appropriate time for another. Since August 28, the blog has receiv...

Duke Basketball Report has a must-read column appropriately comparing Shadee Malaklou's recent Herald-Sun op-ed to McCarthyism. (The ...

Several days ago, as public criticism of the Group’s action intensified, the Group of 88’s statement mysteriously vanished from the Duke se...

Of the many arguments that have transformed Durham into Wonderland, few have been more peculiar than that offered by local attorney Kerry S...

From time to time, I’ve published letters to the editor, in various newspapers. The normal practice, upon the letter’s acceptance, is for th...

Last week, Herald - Sun editor Bob Ashley published a personalized memoir of the election, in which he spent 723 words saying remarkably li...

Demonstrating a Nifongesque ability to adapt new facts to fit old, discredited theories, the resident legal expert of Duke’s earth systems s...

To the extent that the run-up and aftermath of the election distracted attention from the details of the case, we’ve all missed out on a ser...

As Liestoppers observed yesterday , Duke professor Thomas Crowley has penned an op-ed in the Herald-Sun , in recent weeks Duke faculty memb...